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Broker Gets 4 Years Behind Bars for Stealing Closing Funds

Jean Teresa Hoffert, 60, Emmetsburg, Iowa, a real estate broker who stole mortgage loan proceeds received during real estate closings, was sentenced on April 25, 2012, to serve more than four years in federal prison.

Wednesday, December 21 2011 08:14

Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud

Mary Pat Harper, formerly Mary Pat Lord, 57, Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Judge John A. Jarvey to 24 months’ imprisonment in connection with her involvement in a scheme to defraud banks and mortgage lenders.

Wednesday, October 19 2011 00:00

Broker Sentenced for Defrauding Lender

Justin Michael Ray, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a mortgage broker who schemed with his father to defraud a mortgage lender was sentenced October 12, 2011, to more than three years in federal prison.

Tuesday, October 04 2011 00:06

Man Admits Using Fraudulent Collateral to Obtain Loan

Michael Dean Olk, 56, Clear Lake, Iowa, a man who made false statements to obtain loans from a bank, pled guilty in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Thursday, September 15 2011 07:00

5 Indicted for Iowa Mortgage Fraud Schemes

Five people have been indicted in mortgage fraud cases by the United States Grand Jury for the Southern District of Iowa: Jason Kibbee, Lane Anderson, David Mable, Shannon Flickinger and Paul Kramer.

Wednesday, August 31 2011 08:03

2 Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud

Darryl Lee Hanneken, 43, and Robert Edward Herdrich, 39, both of Bettendorf, Iowa, were each sentenced on August 25, 2011, by United States District Judge John A. Jarvey to 40 months' imprisonment in connection with their involvement in a scheme to defraud banks and mortgage lenders.

Tuesday, July 12 2011 01:59

Broker Admits Stealing Closing Funds

Jean Teresa Hoffert, 59, Emmetsburg, Iowa, a real estate broker who stole mortgage loan proceeds received during real estate closings, pled guilty on July 5, 2011, in federal court in Sioux City. Hoffert was convicted of one count of mail fraud. At the plea hearing Hoffert admitted defrauding others out of

Tuesday, July 05 2011 01:18

Attorney Admits Stealing From Escrow Accounts

Franklin R.York, Pella, Iowa, a former attorney, pled guilty in federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, to one count of wire fraud. According to the written plea agreement, York owned and operated Escrow and Closing Services of Marion County, LLC since 2005 and provided real estate closing and refinancing

Tuesday, July 05 2011 01:59

Attorney Sentenced for Participation as a Straw Buyer

Ronald Lee Wheeler, 69, Murray, Iowa, was sentenced to time served and immediately placed on five years of supervised release for providing false statements to a financial institution in 2006. United States District Court Senior Judge Ronald Longstaff also ordered Wheeler to pay restitution in the amount of $821,134, a $100.00 assessment for the Crime Victim Fund and serve 200

Tuesday, May 24 2011 01:49

Iowa Attorney Charged With Mortgage Fraud

Marc Robert Engelman, 59, Davenport, Iowa, appeared in United States District Court on May 20, 2011, to answer an indictment charging him with two counts of bank fraud, six counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy. The indictment alleges that Engelmann, an attorney, participated in a scheme to defraud banks

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